Hello, my dears. Because everything is closed due to the coronavirus and I don't really have anything to do, I finished writing the story. I think I'll post more now and finish the story soon. There will probably be a few 50 chapters. Now enjoy reading and stay healthy.
Chapter 21
"It all started when I went on a trip with my brothers. We hadn't done anything together for a long time because we all had a lot to do. Thorondor had been busy preparing to be king, the twins, myself and Aranel had been ambassadors in different cities. We were really happy to be able to do something together and rode through Mirkwood together. I think we were also pretty frivolous because we assumed that there were no dangers in our home and if it did, we would recognize them in good time. We were very loud, laughed a lot and had a lot of fun. Then we took a break on a small river. To this day, I wish we hadn't. Thorondor still warned us that we had to be careful, he was always the one of us who was careful and serious. But we haven't heard. Then we felt something. Something awful. But by then it was too late."
Legolas had to swallow. His heart was beating incredibly fast and he felt like he was going through everything again. The elf took a deep breath before continuing. "When I woke up I was alone in a dark, cold room. I had no idea what had happened and where my brothers were. But in the beginning, I was not afraid. I thought that, as always, we'll get out of it safely. Until I found out who kidnapped us. Eero. He was an Elf, a former adviser to my father. I mistrusted him from the start and always felt uncomfortable around him. I found out that he worked for Sauron and was only with us to spy on us. Eero was arrested, of course, but since we don't kill anyone, he should stay alive. However, he probably didn't feel like staying in prison forever, which is why he fled. I don't know what exactly Sauron did to him, but he must have punished him terribly. And that was his revenge on me now. He used the dark for himself. He used it to inflict pain that I had never known before."
The prince's voice grew shaky, his hands were clenched into fists and his entire body was tense. For an unknown reason, he didn't dare to look up. Again, the archer felt like he was transported back to this endless darkness. He felt the pain in every inch of his body. At the next moment, a hand lay on his shoulder and a small smile formed on his lips. Even without looking up, Legolas knew that it was Aragorn who gave him strength for the rest of the story.
"I'm not sure how long we were there. I think it was a few days. Then Eero decided to do it differently. He didn't want to stick to the physical agony. His goal was to break me before he kills me. And he knew what to do. Eero had my brothers tortured before my eyes. There was nothing I could do, just plead to let them go. But I think my supplication only reinforced his decision. And then Arnor entered the eternal halls before my eyes. Aldon just after that. I think the bond with his twin was so strong that he couldn't live without him. He also no longer wanted to live. Now only Thorondor and Aranel remained. I was hoping that they would find us before they took my two remaining brothers from me. But Eero saw that he could break me with it. Thorondor also died before my eyes a short time later, Aranel was close to it. I hoped, prayed, but nothing helped. A short time later I was alone with the grief and the pain. My four big brothers had come home to our mother before my eyes. Under endless agony. They just screamed in their last minutes. I will never forget these screams. Of course, Eero has now focused on me. And I would probably have died soon if my father hadn't found me in time. I have never heard an elf scream so painfully as when he found me seriously injured and my brothers were dead. Thorondor's body was never found and we kept the secret to ourselves. The secret that I'm to blame for the death of my four big and only brothers."
